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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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